I'm collecting the true Gold Refractor variants of all the Reds in 2025 Topps Chrome, and purchased this Lowder RC on eBay. Unfortunately, when it arrived it had some light scuffing on its surface. I usually fix things like this with a little bit of Meguiar's ScratchX, but I decided to try some of Kurt's Card Care Recovery. In the end, it did a great job, and paired well with Kurt's Polish and/or liquid carnauba wax (which ever you prefer as a final buff).

Since I like to start with the least aggressive fix and work towards more aggressive methods as needed, I'd say Recovery is less aggressive than ScratchX, which is less aggressive than Meguiar's Ultimate Compound (which I use to clean up plastic graded slabs).

I compiled these estimated print runs from Chasing Majors and compared them (when possible) to the 2024 numbers. Unsurprisingly, overall print runs are higher than last year, and what’s available in each format is arguably a little more convoluted. Biggest things to note are:

1. Prism refractors are now more rare than RayWave refractors

2. Fanatical inserts are now much rarer

3. Radiating Rookies doubled their print runs (comparable to Chrome Update levels)

4. Rookie Rush have a slightly lower print run, and are relatively harder to pull due to higher overall production levels

I also included the numbers for autos, but those are usually less reliable.